Arts and Culture

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) together with its project partners — Jaw Dikh Foundation (Poland), Women for the Future Association / Independent Theater Hungary (Hungary), Media Voice (Slovakia), and ARA ART (Czech Republic) — invites applications from young Roma individuals (aged 18–35) to participate in the international project Shared Histories, Shared...

On 26 February 2026 at 13:15 CET, the exhibition The Unheard 12 Million will officially open at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, in the Hall close to the Salon des Délégués, during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council and on the occasion of the 25th anniversary year of the Durban...

ERIAC is pleased to host the book launch and German language presentation of The Roma: A Travelling History. The author, Madeline Potter, will be present and in conversation with Dr. Anna Mirga Kruszelnicka, Executive Director of ERIAC. This event is organized in partnership with Ullstein Publishing House and the Romanian Cultural Institute (RKI) in Berlin....

On 20 February 2026, the 170th anniversary of the Abolition of Roma Slavery in the Romanian Principalities (1385–1856) was commemorated in Bucharest through the official launch of the Roma Voices project. The initiative represents a collaborative effort of Roma Education Fund Romania (REF), European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) and Amphitheatrrom Cultural Association, financially...

On 18 February 2026, the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg hosted a public panel discussion followed by an artist talk within the framework of the exhibition Małgorzata Mirga-Tas. An Alternative History.  In dialogue with curator Andreas Beitin and Dr. Anna Mirga-Kruszelnicka, Executive Director of ERIAC, Małgorzata Mirga-Tas reflected on the urgency of reclaiming Roma narration within European cultural...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) welcomes artist Zejna Murkić as a member of its international community, a network of Roma and non-Roma intellectuals, artists, and cultural practitioners committed to advancing Roma arts and culture across Europe.    The partnership with Zejna Murkić has evolved through her engagement in ERIAC’s regional and...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) will take part in Cafe Kyiv 2026, one of Germany’s largest event dedicated to Ukraine, with the panel Roma Identity in Wartime, on February 23. The session, which brings forward first-hand perspectives of Ukrainian Roma affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine, is organized in collaboration with...

The award-winning movie Gipsy Queen starring Alina Șerban will be presented at a Gala event on February 20, at the National Theater I.L Caragiale of Bucharest, on the occasion of the 170th anniversary of the Abolition of Roma Slavery in Romanian Principalities.  To honor this occasion, Roma Education Fund Romania (REF), together with European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC)...

The 20th of February 2026 marks the 170th anniversary of the Abolition of Roma Slavery in the Romanian Principalities, one of the most silenced chapters of European history: the enslavement of Roma between 1385 and 1856. Despite its magnitude, this history remains largely absent from school curricula, museums, and public memory in Romania and across...

    An exhibition by Eugen Raportoru on the 170th anniversary of the Abolition of Roma Slavery in the Romanian Principalities In his latest exhibition, Eugen Raportoru revisits the past, grounded in the conviction that materiality itself carries history. His installations, often incorporating recycled elements, do not aim to reconstruct the past, but rework its...

As the Berlinale opens its doors, the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture returns to the European Film Market with a clear intention: to strengthen the position of Romani filmmakers within the European audiovisual landscape.   Meet ERIAC at EFM ERIAC will be present at the European Film Market from 12 to 18 February...

The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture announces the second edition of the ERIAC Film Pitch Deck, a curated industry platform dedicated to advancing Romani filmmakers and Romani narratives within the European audiovisual landscape. Building on the first edition, the ERIAC Film Pitch Deck continues to create structural pathways between Romani storytellers and key...

  On the occasion of the International Roma Day (April 8), ERIAC joins the Council of Europe’s Youth Department and Roma and Travellers Division in bringing together Roma youth organisations and young people at the European Youth Centre to celebrate Roma identity and articulate the concerns and aspirations shaping their present and future, within the...

Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honour the victims of Nazi violence: six million Jewish people, hundreds of thousands of Roma and Sinti, and countless others persecuted and murdered, including disabled people, LGBTQ+ individuals, and political dissidents.   We honour their memory by refusing to forget and by renewing our responsibility to resist intolerance...

Dijana Pavlović, artist, activist, actress and Deputy Chair of the ERIAC Board, and Noell Maggini, fashion designer and finalist of the Tajsa Roma Cultural Heritage Prize 2025, will participate in the special edition of Fashion Beyond Waste on January 30, during Berlin Fashion Week. A ZeroW’s format dedicated to showcasing designers and projects developed through...

  Carnegie Hall in New York, one of the world’s most prestigious platform of artistic achievement, will host on February 2, 2026, from 8:00 PM, the Concert for the Day of Remembrance / Samudaripen, in the Weill Recital Hall. Promoted and organized by the Union of Roma Communities in Italy (UCRI) on the occasion of...

The European Film Academy has announced its newly elected Board for the 2026–2027 mandate, marking a historic milestone for representation in European cinema: for the first time, a dedicated board seat has been created for transnational minorities in Europe.   Filmmaker and cultural professional Petro Rusanienko (Ukraine) has been elected to this newly established position,...

Public Announcement: ERIAC Executive Leadership Transition Berlin, 5 January 2026   The European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) is completing a planned transition in its executive leadership, following a period of institutional renewal and strategic development.   Over the past year, ERIAC has undertaken significant governance renewal, including the reconstitution of its governing...